Once a week, dispatches from the edge of technology and culture.
Nov 13, 2020
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5 min read
Exploring the branching narratives of CYOA books through data visualization and what they teach us about choice.
Sep 11, 2020
10 min read
How spreadsheets became cultural spaces for art, activism, and social action beyond business calculations.
Sep 3, 2020
6 min read
You find it difficult to describe to your unlinked friends what it’s like to have an implant. It’s not like the movies, where you jack into a matrix and gain superpowers. You don’t suddenly have brain links to everyone else’s Wikipedia rabbit holes. It’s more subtle than that.
On the small genre of software that uses the screen as a door, not a wall.
May 14, 2026
12 min read
A small operational fire, followed by the four-jobs question I now ask every tool in my stack. Plus: pilot logbooks, an inaccurate-planning study from UCL, and Andy Matuschak on bending software around real life.
May 7, 2026
7 min read
I'm in Austin over the 4th of July weekend to visit family. Every time I come back to Texas I have incredibly mixed feelings.
Jul 1, 2022
3 min read
